Table 1

Baseline participant characteristics*
Characteristic
 Low -glycemic, reduced-calorie diet
 Low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet

Enrollees
(n = 46)
 Completers
(n = 29)
 Non-completers
(n = 17)
 Enrollees
(n = 38)
 Completers
(n = 21)
 Non-completers
(n = 17)
Age, years
 51.8 ± 7.8
 50.0 ± 8.4
 54.9 ± 5.7
 51.8 ± 7.3
 51.2 ± 6.1
 52.4 ± 8.7
Female gender, %
 80.4
 79.3
 82.3
 76.3
 66.7
 88.2
White race, %
 45.7
 44.8
 47.1
 57.9
 66.7
 47.1
African-American race, %
 50
 51.7
 47.1
 36.8
 23.8
 52.9
College degree, %
 58.7
 68.9
 41.2
 57.9
 61.9
 52.9
Body weight, kg
 106.3 ± 20.1
 105.2 ± 19.8
 108.1 ± 20.9
 105.5 ± 19.5
 108.4 ± 20.5
 101.9 ± 18.1
Body mass index, kg/m2
 38.5 ± 5.6
 37.9 ± 6.0
 39.4 ± 5.0
 37.7 ± 6.1
 37.8 ± 6.7
 37.6 ± 5.3

* Values with plus/minus signs are means ± SD.

Westman et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2008 5:36   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-5-36